32 Ways to Use Google Apps in the Classroom - Webinar

Working at school and I attended a webinar in which they discussed ways to use Google Apps for classroom teachers.  I am working with the high school for them to become a Google Apps school and my role is going to be to help roll out how to implement it for the building.

I had troubles getting into the webinar and having audio.  I tried for over 15 minutes to call into the conference call number but could not get it to work.  Very frustrating for me because I was so excited to listen to the ideas.  So here is a list of some of the ideas I got from the webinar

Google Docs

Journals, instead of bringing home

Translate Letter to parents in a different language

Parent Sign up Sheet

Science Experiment, then used a motion Chart as a Google gadget, Google lookup 

Flash Cards (Google gadget), use a center for classroom.

Forms:

great way to collection information, give immediate results.  Get some pre-assessment and the results and can use fluburu (? spelling)  to grade forms and Google spreadsheet.  They do recommend changing the template to make it more exciting.  

Ways to use forms:  student surveys, observations, online reading records, discipline referrals, collect information from parents/teachers, spelling tests or multiplication test, collecting science data, 

Calendar:

Sending invitation for meeting and including a Google document, show standards mapping, add fun calendars such as Brewers or Packer's schedule.

Gmail:

Methods translation to work with parents who are not using the same primary language, global pen pals, 

Talk:

Doing a video chat to bring in guest speaker or conference.  Meet with students to help with work.

Sites:

Website creation tool, you can edit and publish it live instantaneously.  embedding calendar, calendar or any other  apps is easy.  Can create e-portfolio, can create projects and reports, curriculum sharing.

Blogger:
Run classroom and use  for lesson plans, easily intergrates with forms and documents.

Google Moderator

Reflect on daily learning.  Students can read each other's reflections and vote up the responses that they like the best.

I will be going back and rewatching this webnair to get all the tips and you may see another post on this area.